[Dash cover]

On 20/03/2017 at 12:07, grandadpud said:

It's a 2017 Monte Carlo with the new phone holder. I don't need the phone holder on all the time so thought a vover would keep dust out of the socket and look tidier. OCD!!

 

[Trailer Lights]

Alsdair,

Treat the below with caution.

& I am sure someone will offer definitive advice.

I had similar problems, except mine was a dealer fitment (but subbed to a so-called "specialist")

The Octavia is (if a newer vehicle?) a Canbus system

Therefore a bypass relay is required, cos it is not simply +-12Volts, rather a microprocesser controlled digital system "works" the individual lights etc..

However I understand? that there should be a suitable " live feed" available at the rear of the car.

Other than that the wires from the bypass relay are simply spliced/sprigged into the wires feeding the taillight cluster.

Or they were in my case.

Having installed towbars and wiring on four octavia's I would recomend the safest way to provide a live feed for your relay is to run a suitable cable from the fuse box next to the battery.

If you wish to make it easy use a in line fuse and connect to one of the live screw posts at the front of the fuse box

I only install the fuse when using the towbar.

[Bio Diesel in new CR vRS]

Can the derv lovers amongst us use Biodiesel in the CR Octavia's?

http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/

I've been looking at the above link. 70p a litre aint bad but dont want my motor getting problems

Cheers

Hi

Check the inside of your fuel filler flap. Mine has a large NO BIO DIESEL sticker. 1.6 CR octavia

Tony Gardner

[Aux input---help please !!]

Try pushing the CD button on your radio three times if you have a 6disk add on or two times if not

[Hello from Sunny Kent]

My name is Tony and I am a confirmed Octavia owner, I am on my third which is a "New" mark 5 1.9 PD Elegance

I have owned a number of cars during my life but have never had such a good run of fault free cars like the Octavia